Narrow Sky, Wide River

A tale of old friendships and their long-standing grievances, of skeletons that reside in the closets of even the closest ones, about the river expanse and the high sky, remaining indifferent to human problems.

A small nostalgic story by one of the leading contemporary authors writing in Russian, winner of the "Russian Booker" and the "Big Book" awards, Alexander Ilyichevsky. This is a journey into the past undertaken by several old friends as they float on a raft across the surface of a wide river. It will not be a spoiler to say that in this short, yet emotionally rich journey, unhealed grievances will surface from the depths of memory, undying skeletons, and the wounds of youth will be laid bare to such an extent that only old friendships can heal them - will they?

Filled with dialogues, Ilyichevsky's tale is a frozen imprint of a past that is never serene.

And no one will leave offended. Rather, this: and no one will leave